Teaching Portfolio
Teaching Philosophy
For the academic year Summer 2024 – Spring 2025 I was the sole instructor for five classes at George Mason University. Over the course of this time, through experimentation in the classroom and discussions with my colleagues, I have come to rely on three main elements in my teaching approach:
1. I utilize hands-on activities during lectures to reinforce economic concepts, keep students engaged, and cater to different learning styles. For example, having students play a trading card game (developed by Charles A. Holt) to learn about price formation.
2. I make myself available and approachable for the students, encouraging questions both during and outside of class and soliciting regular feedback on the course. This helps to foster a positive learning environment that serves the unique needs of each class.
3. After introducing economic ideas to the students, I focus on their exploration of real world applications, connecting blackboard concepts to topics that interest them.
It is my joy to teach economics and give students tools to better understand the world around them.
What Students are Saying
“Within the class, we did a ton of activities that would help our understanding of Economic Principles, which helped me understand them a lot more, rather than just reading. With that hands–on, I can remember those experiences with the topic.” -ECON103 Student
“This professor was always available to help, whenever I needed it. Since I had a class during the time of her office hours, she would be very flexible and would take out time to help me with whatever I needed help with. Going to her office hours were very helpful, and this is one of the reasons why I got good grades on my exams. She explains everything so well, and doesn’t stop explaining until the student fully understands the topic.” -ECON104 Student
“The problem sets really tie the concepts that we’ve learned in class together well. I found them very helpful, as I feel like I’ve gotten a better understanding of the concepts after completing each problem set. The presentation was also very fun to work on. You get to apply the knowledge learned from this class to something you’re interested in. I liked how you tied actual research papers into the course as well.” -ECON345 Student
Courses Taught
Courses as a Teaching Assistant
ECON 100: Economics of the Citizen at George Mason University for The Fund for American Studies
ECO 2023: Principles of Microeconomics at the University of South Florida
ECON 895: Microeconometrics at George Mason University